West Mecklenburg High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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42 T 1 Ms. | £ ; - sm k • V V ,;, . ' -1. }«gs , , Front Row: Blackwelder, Millner, McDaniel, Helms, Abernathy, McClary. Second Row: Hughes, Kidd, Caldwell, Burgin, Cherry, McDaniel, Smith. Cherry Leads JV Basketball Team to Winning Season Driving hard for the basket, Londell McClary lays the ball up for two points as he is fouled by a Harding opponent. Sparked by the high scoring of Harold Cherry, West finished a fine season with an eleven and nine record. Cherry scored twenty points or better consistently and put in twenty-seven points against Ashley for his season’s high mark. After defeating Independence 52 to 37 in the opening game, West went on to win nine of the next eleven. West defeated Garinger by the score of 61 to 47, Hunter Huss 59 to 52, South 52 to 50, North 70 to 62, Gastonia Ashley 47 to 43, Garinger 51 to 46, and Myers Park 51 to 47. The tribe easily defeated the next two opponents, Olympic and North, by the scores of 66 to 47 and 54 to 44. The Second Ward Tigers handed the Indians their worst defeat of the season in the next game by the score of 77 to 53. Beating Olympic 74 to 67 was the only victory in the last seven games. Playing scrappy defense, Harold Cherry and Paul Millner wrestle the ball from an opponent as Larry Caldwell watches. 18

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glglfg $ Atr s p Ajr£ niA . I ' tylAffis ni Ajf WUMf mM V OM45 Front Row: M. Hood, M. Bass, J. Jackson, C. Bragg, K. Beatty, C. Rankin, M. Renzo. Second Row: R. Walker, L. Mathis, G. Beam, O. Stinson, D. Brookshire, C. Davis, C.Tinker, M. Hayes. Determined Basketball Team Proves Unyielding Threat Getting off to a slow start, the Indians lost their opening game to Independence. Losing next to East, the Indians then beat Garinger only to lose the next six. Rising to the occasion in the game against arch rival Harding, Charlie Bragg and Johnny Severs l ed the team to a resounding victory with 25 and 23 points respectively. Gary Bolt scored 20 points and Devon Brookshire scored 15 points to lead the team past Olympic. Teammates followed these examples and worked together to defeat North Mecklenburg in two overtimes. West defeated Second Ward the following week, but then lost to Gastonia Ashley. The Indians lost three more games before beating Olympic. Second Ward defeated the Indians in the final game of the regular season. Inspired playing led West by Garinger in the first game of tournament play. West Charlotte halted the Indian drive by defeating the Indians in the quarter final play of the tournament. Struggling for a rebound, forward George Beam and center Devon Brookshire fight for position as Gary Bolt looks on. Fighting for a rebound in the game against North, Indians Charlie Bragg and Lynn Mathis out-jump their opponent.

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Defense Plays Major Role in Junior Varsity Victories Safety Don Mull, end James Davis, and tackle Harry Hilewitz arrive on t he scene too late as a South Mecklenburg player, running around right end, is tackled after a short gain by two West players. .f v 3 ». y T Running the quarterback option, Mark McDaniels laterals to Ronnie Ridout as he is pursued by a North player. First Row: S. Jarret, B. Grant, E. Black, M. McDaniels, J. Blair, C. Bradshaw, P. Milner, B. Helms, L. McClary, R. Pearson, M. Fox, J. Brigman, D. Aderholt. Second Row: L. Guingard, D. Mull, W. Abernathy, G. Hager, R. Longford, R. Ridout, J. McCullen, B. Graham, D. Sparked by a strong defense that held their opponents to a 4.3 average per game, the junior varsity gridders completed the best season ever for a West football team. The offense rose to the occasion many times with some big key plays to overcome the opponents. One of the biggest wins of the season came when West defeated the Green Wave of Ashley 14-6. This game marked the first time West had defeated Ashley in football. West defeated North 6-0 in the final seconds of play when Bobby Helms caught a pass from Mark McDaniel. Their only loss came at the hands of Catholic by the score of 13-0. Leading the Indian defense was guard Rick Pearson along with tackles Robbie Elders and Harry Hilewitz and defensive end Bobby Helms. Huffstickler, J. Davis, R. Blanks, P. Payne, T. Montgomery. Third Row: J. Bridges, G. Lopez, D. Randal, B. Kelly, D. Strickland, W. Holt, H. Hilewitz, J. Burgin, R. Elders, H. McCorkle, J. Crump, R. Dixon, G. Vaughn.